Game 32: Golden State Warriors (26-6) @ Phoenix Suns (26-5) l Saturday l 3:00pm l ABC

SunsRback4Good · Post #1 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:08 am

Who: Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns

When: Saturday, December 25th @ 3:00pm (5:00ET), ABC

Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ

Golden State Warriors starting lineup:

C- Looney

F- Green

F- Porter

G- Payton

G- Curry

Reserves: Toscano Anderson/Chiozza/Bjelica/Moody/Kuminga

Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Ayton

F- Crowder

F- Bridges

G- Booker

G- CP3

Reserves: Mcgee/Cam/Payne/Shamet

SunsRback4Good · Post #2 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:14 am

Let's win the season tiebreaker baby!!!!

Merry Christmas!

Bogyo · Post #3 » by **Bogyo** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 6:49 am

In the spirit of giving: let's give'em 20

Post #4 » by **floppymoose** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:05 am

Looking like Wiggins/Poole/Lee/Iggy might be out. Curry also turned an ankle a bit in the game today - I'm 90% sure he will be good to go (he didn't come out of today's game) but you never know.

Revived · Post #5 » by **Revived** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:09 am

Warriors win: OMG Warriors are so freaking amazing and Suns are such pretenders hahahaha

Suns win: Eh Warriors only lost because their missing so many players.

Conveniently Warriors fans forget that in their last game against the Suns, they won only because Suns were on tired legs. Even without Klay for them and without Booker for the Suns, we would have beat them handedly in Golden State if Suns players weren’t dead tired.

Their players and fans celebrated beating the Suns harder than they did for any of those titles they won with Durant. Hopefully Suns players remember that.

Credit to Steve Kerr though, he gave Suns props and acknowledged the tired legs and that the Warriors are chasing the Suns not the other way around.

Revived · Post #6 » by **Revived** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:16 am

floppymoose wrote:Looking like Wiggins/Poole/Lee/Iggy might be out.

Saric/Kaminsky/Nader out for the Suns.

Poole may be out of protocol by this game, it’d be past a week since he entered. Lee averages 8 pts on 43% from the field and shoots 33% from 3. That’s not really a loss he’s really only in the league because he’s Steph’s BIL. A geriatric Andre Igoudala wouldn’t make much of a difference in this game. Wiggins will probably be the only real loss for the Warriors out of guys that’s actually played for them this season.

SunsRback4Good · Post #7 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:43 am

Even with their two starters out (Poole & Wiggins) the Warriors still managed to beat the kings by 15 and Grizzlies tonight by 9. That's very impressive and difficult to do. Curry went off for 46 while friggin Payton put up 22. Kerr is an amazing coach who gets the best out of all his players. This will be a hard fought game even if one or two of those players are out.

We know Suns take care of the ball while Warriors comitt a ton of turnovers. We just cannot get reckless and turn the ball over. Need Bridges to suffocate Curry and if switched Ayton can help out.

Overall, let's hope for a good clean game without injuries.

spanishninja · Post #8 » by **spanishninja** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:50 am

Winning on Christmas will require we play a complete game. No first half droughts like the Laker game or constantly letting go of the pedal like against the Thunder. We will need to play like against the Hornets just to win by 5-7 points.

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Revived · Post #9 » by **Revived** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 6:26 pm

Suns first Christmas game in forever. Please don’t lose this.

Blew out the Clippers in the last Christmas game which was great and I still remember the one before that….******* Roger Mason.

sunsbg · Post #10 » by **sunsbg** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:03 pm

If Wiggins and Poole don't play and reading how excited are our players for a Christmas game anything less than a big win will be disappointing.

Watch on YouTube

;t=200s

Mulhollanddrive · Post #11 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:59 pm

GSW Outs - Thompson, Wiggins, Poole, Lee, Wiseman, Iguodala
PHO Outs - Saric, Kaminsky, Nader

SunsRback4Good · Post #12 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:34 pm

Mulhollanddrive wrote:GSW Outs - Thompson, Wiggins, Poole, Lee, Wiseman, Iguodala
PHO Outs - Saric, Kaminsky, Nader

Updated, thanks.

spanishninja · Post #13 » by **spanishninja** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:41 am

Revived wrote:Suns first Christmas game in forever. Please don’t lose this.

Blew out the Clippers in the last Christmas game which was great and I still remember the one before that….******* Roger Mason.

The one that I remember the most was the one where Danny Ainge wore the Christmas tree tie. For some reason, a vey memorable moment.

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SunsRback4Good · Post #14 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:34 am

Revived wrote:Suns first Christmas game in forever. Please don’t lose this.

Blew out the Clippers in the last Christmas game which was great and I still remember the one before that….******* Roger Mason.

I forgot about Mason's game winner let's hope it doesn't ever happen again.

Spoiler:

Jarlaxle0204 · Post #15 » by **Jarlaxle0204** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:05 am

Merry Christmas! Hope we win big today and Booker drops 50. That would be the best gift imaginable.

Ghost of Kleine · Post #16 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:31 am

We definitely need this to be a statement game! Put all these narratives of GS being legit and us being pretenders to rest! Plus................
After how they took advantage of Booker being out, and our tired listless effort last time we played them (Kudos to them by the way for doing their job)! We need to be dominant in this game. :lift:

Bogyo · Post #17 » by **Bogyo** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 6:38 am

Mulhollanddrive wrote:GSW Outs - Thompson, Wiggins, Poole, Lee, Wiseman, Iguodala
PHO Outs - Saric, Kaminsky, Nader

No matter what I'd love to beat them in a Christmas game. We should.

However, that is 3 legit starters and 3 legit bench players on their injured list. We should take care of business like they took care of business in our last matchup when we had no Book, and were on tired legs. But this W will mean as much as that L did in my opinion - and it ain't a lot...

Looking for the way we play, and how we take it seriously. Looking for the D from Mikal on Steph, looking for DA covering up stuff in the peremiter when he gets switched, looking for how we match up their small ball - do we punish them inside with DA and McGee, or do we find some funky smallball on our own, looking for good decisions from Monty when they eventually get hot from 3, looking for the composure when we eventually get called for BS stuff when our lead gets too big, looking for what the subs do and if they can extend a lead and how they do it. Basically looking at the way the game is played, becouse we should beat a team that is missing 6 of their better players - unless something crazy (Curry for 60) happens.

Go Suns!!!

Post #18 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:21 am

Unfortunately will be asleep for this game, but will definitely watch the highlights afterwards (only if the Suns win).

Revived · Post #19 » by **Revived** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:36 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:
Revived wrote:Suns first Christmas game in forever. Please don’t lose this.

Blew out the Clippers in the last Christmas game which was great and I still remember the one before that….******* Roger Mason.

I forgot about Mason's game winner let's hope it doesn't ever happen again.

Spoiler:

Watch on YouTube

It was imo the 3rd worst loss for a Suns game for me in terms of how I felt. It literally pissed me off the rest of that whole day, I still remember it vividly. But yeah I’d rather the Suns get smashed by 50 than lose like this again on Christmas.

Saberestar · Post #20 » by **Saberestar** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:52 am